No LAN Play for F-Zero

Sega today corrected an erroneous statement, stating that Nintendo's long-awaited system link feature would not be included with F-Zero GX after all.

Though a spokesperson for Nintendo of America earlier today confirmed the feature, Sega clarified that the feature was intended to be in the game, but will not make it after all.

Jointly developed by Sega's Amusement Vision and Nintendo, the GameCube sequel will let four players race against each other in split-screen mode only. Though Sega wanted to showcase the full-screen versus feature at E3, the company decided to instead use the development time on tightening the single player mode.

Nintendo showed off its networking feature first with Mario Kart: Double Dash!! at the E3 expo in May. Given the niche appeal of off-line system link gameplay modes, don't expect the feature to be a big focus in Nintendo's upcoming titles unless the company decides to push online network play via third-party apps in the near future.